Entertainment: If you asked him to be a star, he'd just want to quit.

Upon hearing the devastating news, Huang Keke's eyes instantly filled with tears. She covered her mouth, not daring to make a sound.

“Grandpa’s health isn’t good right now, and he doesn’t talk much,” Ye Qingxuan continued.

"I...I understand, I'm sorry." Huang Keke covered her mouth, her voice choked with sobs, tears silently streaming down her face and dripping onto her legs.

"It's too late to say this now, and it's meaningless. A simple 'I'm sorry' won't bring Grandma back." Ye Qingxuan's face was cold, and her eyes were somewhat vacant as she looked at the night outside. But she was very sad in her heart, thinking of the happy times she had spent with her grandmother when she was a child.

Unfortunately, now only memories remain.

"But, but, Mom, she, she..." Huang Keke wanted to say something for her mother, but in the end she couldn't say it. She didn't know how to express herself. She was a very gentle person. She had finally mustered up the courage to do something for her mother, but the bad news of her grandmother's death left her speechless. She couldn't imagine how sad and painful her mother would be if she found out. She had already suffered enough.

However, if she didn't tell her mother, she would remain in the dark. But if she told her that her grandmother had passed away ten years ago because of her, she worried that her mother would be devastated, perhaps even...

Huang Keke was extremely conflicted at this moment, but no matter what she chose, it seemed like the method was not advisable.

"I'm sorry to bother you so late, Mr. Ye. I'll be leaving now."

After a long while, Huang Keke stood up, bowed slightly to her cousin, and turned to leave.

Ye Qingxuan looked at her and suddenly said, "The things in the company were done by Editor-in-Chief Huo, who wanted you to leave. But now that you know the whole story, I don't plan to pursue it any further."

"Whether you stay or not is up to you, but I won't give you special treatment just because you're my aunt's daughter or my cousin. If you stay, you can continue working, and I won't have anyone make things difficult for you. If you want to leave, that's fine too."

Huang Keke paused slightly, then said thank you and left.

Ye Qingxuan watched Huang Keke leave, then made a phone call.

"Have someone follow Huang Keke to see where she lives now, how the mother and daughter are doing, and find out all about their life experiences over the past twenty years."

"Don't let Chairman Ye know, do it quietly."

After hanging up the phone, she picked up her coffee. The cold, bitter black coffee washed over her taste buds, but it only made her heart feel more bitter.

Leaning back slightly against the chair, I turned to look at the night outside. A cool breeze blew by, but it couldn't dispel the melancholy in some people's hearts.

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Huang Keke returned home in a daze and saw her gray-haired mother making dinner for her, as she usually ate dinner at home after get off work.

A plate of stir-fried greens and a plate of scrambled eggs—very simple home-cooked meals that the mother and daughter eat every day. The vegetables are home-grown, and the eggs are from their own hens, so they are healthy and free.

Normally, Huang Keke would come home from get off work with a smile and help her wash vegetables, but today, her daughter was clearly in a bad mood when she came home.

Ye Wanrou brought the two stir-fried dishes to the table, and Huang Keke also brought over the porridge.

The mother and daughter sat down, and Huang Keke forced a smile and began to eat.

Looking at her daughter, Ye Wanrou still asked worriedly, thinking that her daughter had been bullied at the company.

"Coco, what's wrong? You usually come home all cheerful, what's wrong today? Did someone bully you at work?"

Hearing her mother's caring words, her nose tingled, and tears almost welled up in her eyes. She lowered her head and quietly wiped away the corner of her eye.

She gave a smile that was half-crying and half-laughing: "No, Mom, I'm fine. I just feel so useless. I can't give you a good life."

Hearing her daughter's words, Ye Wanrou felt a little relieved and smiled with comfort: "Silly daughter, Mom doesn't care about a wealthy life. I just hope you can be healthy and happy, and marry into a good family who will love you. I don't ask for anything else."

Hearing this, Huang Keke felt even more distressed. She knew that what her mother said was truly from the heart. Not only had her life been ruined by a man, but she had also fallen from a pampered young lady to her current state. However, she had never confided in anyone, and she had long been accustomed to the bitterness in her heart.

She only hoped that her daughter wouldn't follow in her footsteps and would find a man who would love her and treat her well.

"Mom, did you ever hate him?" Huang Keke suddenly asked.

Ye Wanrou's somewhat aged face froze slightly. She knew who her daughter was referring to, but so many years had passed. Even if she hated him, he was gone. What was there left to hate?

Ye Wanrou shook her head. "I can't hate anyone anymore. It was my own choice, so I can't blame anyone else. I can only blame myself for being too young and misleading myself and others."

Huang Keke's eyes were filled with tears. Her mother spoke lightly, but the bitterness in her heart was heavy. Decades of accumulation could not be let go so easily.

"Mom, don't say that. You'll always be the best mom." Huang Keke put down her chopsticks, reached out and hugged Ye Wanrou tightly, burying her head in her arms.

"Silly girl, as long as you're alright, Mom will have no regrets." Ye Wanrou smiled and patted her daughter's shoulder in her arms, just like when she was a child and she was coaxing her to sleep.

Huang Keke didn't say anything, but she knew in her heart that her mother always had a knot in her heart, and there was no way she could have no regrets.

"Eat quickly, it's getting cold." After hugging her for a while, Ye Wanrou gently pushed her and urged her to eat.

Huang Keke snuggled in her mother's arms, then hummed in response, having returned to normal, and then ate her meal obediently.

"By the way, girl, I heard you say the other day that you signed a great author and that book became a huge hit. Does that mean you don't have to worry about getting criticized by your boss anymore?"

Ye Wanrou recalled that a few days ago, her daughter came home complaining about being criticized by her boss, and then two days later said that she had signed a contract for a best-selling book, and then asked.

"Yes, the boss won't criticize me anymore. By the way, that big shot was very nice and even spoke up for me. If it weren't for him, I probably would have really had to leave," Huang Keke said while drinking her rice porridge.

"That's good. Since they've helped you so much, you should repay them properly. You should know how to be grateful."

Huang Keke nodded with a smile, feeling very grateful for what Xuan had done for her.

"Don't worry, Mom, your daughter will definitely apply for as many benefits as possible for you."

Ye Wanrou smiled and nodded. She understood what her daughter meant by "Da Da"—it was the term used in her field to refer to authors.

"That's good."